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Pikki Pikki dance: Korean cheerleader dance routine takes social media by storm
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Assembly to review disputed appointment of national soccer team coach
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Asset management firms' net profits widen in Q2
The combined net profits of asset management companies in South Korea jumped nearly 20 percent on-quarter during the April-June period this year on increased commission revenues, government data showed Thursday.The number of asset managers operating here rose to 138 in the second quarter from 115 in the previous quarter, according to the Financial Supervisory Service.They were managing 871 trillion won ($799 billion) of assets as of end-June, up 3 percent from 846 trillion won three months earli
Sept. 8, 2016
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State Department submits report on strengthening information campaign against N. Korea
The US government has submitted a report to Congress that lays out a strategy for strengthening efforts to help North Korean people get greater access to outside information, congressional sources said Wednesday.The report is required under the North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act of 2016 that passed Congress in February as part of efforts to increase pressure on Pyongyang following its fourth nuclear test in January and a long-range rocket launch in February.The State Department sub
North KoreaSept. 8, 2016
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US envoy on N. Korea to visit S. Korea, Japan
The US special envoy on North Korea will visit South Korea and Japan for meetings with his counterparts and other officials amid heightened tensions in the wake of Pyongyang's latest missile launches, the State Department announced Wednesday.Amb. Sung Kim's trip, set for Sept. 10-13, comes after North Korea test-fired three medium-range ballistic missiles on Monday in the latest in a series of missile firings in defiance of the international community. Amb. Sung Kim (left) US special envoy for
North KoreaSept. 8, 2016
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N. Korea rejects UN Security Council statement, vows to increase nuclear arsenal
North Korea said Wednesday it rejects the UN Security Council statement condemning its latest missile launches, claiming the statement is a violation of the country's sovereignty and vowing to continue to strengthen its nuclear arsenal.A spokesperson of the North's Foreign Ministry made the remark to the Korean Central News Agency after the Security Council adopted a press statement condemning the North's launches of three medium-range Rodong ballistic missiles on Monday."We categorically reject
North KoreaSept. 8, 2016
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Trump calls N. Korea 'potential catastrophe'
US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said North Korea is a "potential catastrophe" and a "big problem" as he expressed concern about the communist nation's nuclear and missile programs.Trump also reiterated his long-running point that China should solve the North Korea problem."They're very belligerent. They have no respect for our country, none whatsoever. And we have a situation that's a potential catastrophe. We have somebody that truly does have nuclear and nuclear capability. T
InternationalSept. 8, 2016
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Obama, Park focus on THAAD during summit: White House
The planned deployment of the THAAD missile defense system to South Korea was a key topic of talks between US President Barack Obama and South Korean President Park Geun-hye, a senior White House official said.Park and Obama held a one-on-one meeting on the sidelines of a regional summit in Laos, reaffirming their determination to counter North Korea's continued provocations and agreeing on the importance of China's role in enforcing sanctions on Pyongyang.White House Deputy National Security Ad
Foreign AffairsSept. 8, 2016
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Park urges ASEAN to show int'l resolve against NK nukes through 'words, actions'
President Park Geun-hye revved up her diplomacy Wednesday to thwart North Korea's nuclear ambitions, urging the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to oppose Pyongyang's saber-rattling through "unequivocal words and actions." During the South Korea-ASEAN summit in the Laotian capital of Vientiane, Park highlighted that the communist state's evolving nuclear and missile programs pose a "great" threat to the peace of not only the Korean Peninsula but also the international community as a whole.
Foreign AffairsSept. 8, 2016
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Workers, management at Hyundai Motor fail to iron out differences in wage talks
Workers and management of Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea's leading automaker, failed to iron out their differences at their latest round of wage negotiations, union and company officials said Wednesday. Representatives of the two sides held their 23rd round of wage talks for this year on Wednesday in this southeastern city where its main plant is located but failed to find common ground, according to the officials.They are expected to resume talks after the Chuseok holiday that ends Sept. 18, ob
MobilitySept. 8, 2016
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Korea, Japan agree to firm up trilateral cooperation with US over NK provocations
The leaders of South Korea and Japan agreed Wednesday to strengthen their trilateral cooperation with the United States in countering North Korea's nuclear and missile provocations, amid Pyongyang's unrelenting saber-rattling.During their summit in the Laotian capital of Vientiane, President Park Geun-hye and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe also agreed to develop their conflict-laden relationship into a "future-oriented" one based on the "positive momentum" arising from their agreement last y
Foreign AffairsSept. 8, 2016